How Did jiu-jitsu change your life?

first off BJJ/MMA (mainly jiu-jitsu) opened a new world for me. i never had set goals like i do now, nor ambition to really do much. i was a couch potato, a real slacker. never ate right, never exercised (since highschool), and was downright unhealthy. jj really gave me alot to look forward to, and im more than grateful. not knowing what i wanted to do with my life, i then started mma. now i know what it is i wanna do, compete, and one day teach. i really wanna compete, but my ultimate goal is to become a great teacher of the art, and have my own school one day. jj changed my outlook on almost everything.

It gave me something to pursue.. had been out of the competitive sports scene for about a year.. and that was the first time in 16-17 years... I was getting stressed out because of the drastic change. Unlike other sports I think it has a fairly systematic way to track your progress which is nice.. as well as a decent group of people with almost similar goals. Sadly recently its been tough to get serious training in which stresses me out.. but not failing out of school has taken priority :P

BJJ has definitely made me a more humble person, and has helped with any sort of ego I carried with me outside of class. Ego is always there and ready to flare up in soooo many situations, and tends to prevent you from thinking clearly. BJJ has helped keep my ego in check and as a result live a more positive life, which enhances the lives around me. I've only been training BJJ for 5 months and I am already noticing my mindset changing.

Besides the mental aspect of training, the physical benefits are all there too. Before training BJJ I was into weight lifting and was thinking of competitively body building at some point. After years of training my joints began to wear out and I had to take a step back from it. My hips are a bit messed, same with my knees, but BJJ helps to loosen them up and makes my body feel great. With regular training and stretching, I hope I can undo any damage caused from lifting.

i was a bouncer for years. Im so gratefull i was never taken down by a jiu jitsu player. The first time i rolled and the world started closing in, was a wake up call. Every thing i learned in the gym was new again, and i couldnt wait for my first comp to test my new knowledge. Just like G.I. Joe said.. "knowing is half the battle".

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Originally Posted by Joe Chiasson

BJJ has definitely made me a more humble person, and has helped with any sort of ego I carried with me outside of class. Ego is always there and ready to flare up in soooo many situations, and tends to prevent you from thinking clearly. BJJ has helped keep my ego in check and as a result live a more positive life, which enhances the lives around me. I've only been training BJJ for 5 months and I am already noticing my mindset changing.

Besides the mental aspect of training, the physical benefits are all there too. Before training BJJ I was into weight lifting and was thinking of competitively body building at some point. After years of training my joints began to wear out and I had to take a step back from it. My hips are a bit messed, same with my knees, but BJJ helps to loosen them up and makes my body feel great. With regular training and stretching, I hope I can undo any damage caused from lifting.

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Not that this is necessarily relevant but seeing the ego thing reminded me of this.. a lot of the time grappling/combat sports etc.. inflate peoples ego as well lol..

Not so sure about the ego thing.. not going to name any names(don't want to dog on someone) but I know someone whos asked me multiple times if I think I could kick this random person walking by ass etc.. or if I ever think about that type of stuff.. "like I could take him and so on" I /facepalmed almost instantly.. but I don't subscribe to the whole closet ninja thing.. thinking I'm a bad-ass walking down the street etc..(one brick you're out :P) maybe others do iono. Just think its funny whenever I think about it.

i can take a knee to the nutts better ;)

plus being able to manhandle kids gets you poon. woot woot!

^^ not to be confused with a rape joke ^^

got califlower ear 4life

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Originally Posted by Pourya S

but I know someone whos asked me multiple times if I think I could kick this random person walking by ass etc..

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My non training friends ask me this all the time out of no where. My answer is always probably. Is that egotistical?